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granulocyte

granulocyte

1 8.9
A type of white blood cell with small particles inside that helps fight infection
  • noun
  • /ˈɡrænjʊloʊsaɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : granulocito
  • In a blood test, an increase in granulocytes can indicate an ongoing infection.
  • granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
  • granulocyte colony
  • granulocyte colony-stimulating

So, so granule, granulocyte, mono, yeah, CSGMGMCSF and there's GCSF and GMCSF.

Examples

  • However, the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in one of our patients adequately elevated the absolute neutrophil count.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Even less is known about the role of SOCS proteins in granulocytes or ILC2s.

    Academic text (2016)

  • And did you ask Anna if she was willing to donate the granulocytes?

    My Sister's Keeper (2009)

  • Other important early responders include granulocytes.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Differential count of white blood cells revealed a considerably higher proportion of granulocytes in the blood of fish fed GM maize.

    Blog text (14)

  • Despite treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, the patient remained profoundly neutropenic throughout his hospital course (Figure 2A).

    Academic text (1995)

  • This was readily appreciated by early immunologists, who established that granulocytes are primarily effectors of acute inflammatory responses (Kay, 2016).

    Academic text (2016)

  • Microscopic examination showed that lesions had thin-walled fibrous capsules, occasionally with neutrophil granulocytes and calcifications.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Granulocytes play a crucial role in the body's defense against infections.

  • The immune system relies on granulocytes to quickly respond to pathogens.

Synonyms

polymorphonuclear
vsgranulocyte
  • Specialized
9.9

A white blood cell with a nucleus divided into several parts, such as a neutrophil

focuses on granules in the cytoplasm rather than nucleus shape

Surface Forms

granulocyte singular
granulocytes plural

Morphology

granulocyte = granule (semi-transparent) = granul + cyte

The meaning is literally 'a cell with granules', but it uses the technical combining form '-cyte' which may be unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

Granulocyte comes from granule ('small grain') and -cyte ('cell'), so it literally means a 'cell with small grains'. A granulocyte is a kind of white blood cell that has tiny grain-like parts inside and helps the body fight infection.